Guest bathroom update – Farmhouse style bathroom gray painted cabinet

Last time I showed you my bathroom it looked like this. There was a fresh coat of paint on the walls – a vast improvement over the pepto bismol pink before. You can see the before + all the paint details here. But the bathroom was still drowning in a sort of bland sea of white. And the cabinet needed some work with a missing handle that had fallen off and broke. and lots of rough/water swollen corners and edges.

But here’s how it looks now! So much more custom and up to date and just pretty!

Another before from this side.

And after from this side!

So here’s how I got there. First I removed all the handles and sanded any rough spots.

Then it was time to paint. I chose to use this American Decor Satin Enamels paint which is specifically made for furniture and cabinets. I first tried just the darker gray paint (Smoke Gray) but it was a bit too dark than I was wanting so I mixed 1/2 of Smoke Gray with 1/2 of Gray Taupe and it was perfect!

I used a brush to paint the whole thing just because it was small and the enamel paint was good at hiding brush marks.

I tried several times to get that toilet paper holder off and even broke a small screw driver trying to get the tiny hidden screw on the bottom to budge with no success. So I left it but didn’t want to leave it silver. So I grabbed some black (Relic) Chalky Finish paint and some dark brown creme wax. I painted the silver toilet paper holder with the black chalky finish paint (2 coats) and then applied a heavy coat of wax.

I was very surprised how close it looks very close to Oil Rubbed Bronze!

It looks beautiful! I just saw a discussion on FB about adding pulls to faux drawers. The consensus was no. It was stated that designers say never to do it. Some pointed out, and it applies in your situation, that you bump into it at a sink, so no. I saw some pics where I thought a pull might look better, but in your situation I think it is a big no!

what a change!! good on you for such a great color choice. no don’t put the extra pull on, things are to be done in 3’s or odd numbers, it would not work well.
love the changes here, think I will copy that on my ensuite w hich I did in white.
ann lee s.

I would add the drawer pull and add a sponge drawer hinge set. About $12. ou may have seen these on kitchen sinks. I added these to our bathroom sinks and they allow me to use it for toothpaste and floss. The installation is so simple and that little bit of space really helps.